I'd Rather -Luther Vandross Tabbed by: - JiM - Email: 19.jim.25@gmail.com Tuning: Standard Capo: Optional (Refer downstairs...) ____________________________________________________________ VERSE F I thought some time alone C Was what we really needed F You said this time would hurt more than it helps G Am But I couldn't see that F I thought it was the end C - Am Of a beautiful story F Em And so I left the one I loved at home to be alone (alone) Am And I tried and found G Em Out this one thing is true Am Dm That I'm nothing without you Em I know better now F G And I've had a change of heart CHORUS F G Em Am - G I'd rather have bad times with you, than good times with someone else F G Em Am - G I'd rather be beside you in a storm, than safe and warm by myself F G Am - G - F I'd rather have hard times together, than to have it easy apart Dm - Em - F - G C I'd rather have the one who holds my heart Dm - Em - F - Whoo-oo-oo-oo yeah VERSE - G F And then I met someone C And thought she could replace you F We got a long just fine G Am But wasted time because she was not you F We had a lot of fun C - Am Though we knew we were faking F Em Love was not impressed with our connection built on lies, on lies Am G Em So I'm here cause I found this one thing is true Am Dm That I'm nothing without you Em I know better now F G And I've had a change of heart CHORUS F G Em Am - G I'd rather have bad times with you, than good times with someone else F G Em Am - G I'd rather be beside you in a storm, than safe and warm by myself F G Am - G - F I'd rather have hard times together, than to have it easy apart Dm - Em - F - G C - G/Bm - Am I'd rather have the one who holds my heart Dm - Em - F - G Who holds my heart BRIDGE -So for those WITHOUT a Capo... Step 1: Buy a Capo. -I'm kidding.. you can just do this... G# A# Gm Cm - A# I can't blame you if you turn away from me, like I've done you, G# G I can only prove the things I say with time, G# Please be mine, CHORUS F# G# I'd rather have bad times with (please be mine) you, Fm A#m - G# Than good times with someone else (I know better now) F# G# I'd rather be beside you in a storm (anytime), Fm A#m - G# Than safe and warm by myself (so surely baby) F# G# I'd rather have hard times together, A#m - G# - F# Than to have it easy apart D#m - Fm - F# - G# C# I'd rather have the one who holds my heart (my heart) F# G# I'd rather have bad times with you (surely), Fm A#m - G# Than good times with someone else (surely) F# G# I'd rather be beside you in a storm (oh yeah), Fm A#m - G# Than safe and warm by myself (all by myself) F# G# I'd rather have hard times together, A#m - G# - F# Than to have it easy apart (you know it) D#m - Fm - F# - G# C# - G#/Cm - A#m - G# I'd rather have the one who holds my heart D#m - Fm - F# - G# C# - G#/Cm - A#m - G# I'd rather have the one who holds my heart D#m - Fm - F# I'd rather have the one who holds... C# - G#/Cm - F# - ...My heart - G# - A#m - Fm Whoooo... F# G# C# Who holds my heart ____________________________________________________________ For those WITH a Capo... BRIDGE -From.. [Capo: 0 Fret] (Beginning of the song 'til the bridge) -Switch to.. [Capo: 3rd Fret] F G Em Am - G I can't blame you if you turn away from me, like I've done you, F E I can only prove the things I say with time, F Please be mine, CHORUS -Aaaand switch again... [Capo: 1st Fret] F G I'd rather have bad times with (please be mine) you, Em Am - G Than good times with someone else (I know better) F G I'd rather be beside you in a storm (anytime), Em Am - G Than safe and warm by myself (so surely baby) F G I'd rather have hard times together, Am - G - F Than to have it easy apart Dm - Em - F - G C I'd rather have the one who holds my heart (my heart) F G I'd rather have bad times with you (surely), Em Am - G Than good times with someone else (surely) F G I'd rather be beside you in a storm (oh yeah), Em Am - G Than safe and warm by myself (all by myself) F G I'd rather have hard times together, Am - G - F Than to have it easy apart (you know it) Dm - Em - F - G C - G/Bm - Am - G I'd rather have the one who holds my heart Dm - Em - F - G C - G/Bm - Am - G I'd rather have the one who holds my heart Dm - Em - F I'd rather have the one who holds... C# - G/Bm - F - ...My heart - G - Am - Em Whoooo... F G C Who holds my heart ____________________________________________________________ ...that's all folks!